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Maybe the best thing about chamber music is that you can watch the players sweat.
You can see them grin and grimace, hear grunts of effort and groans of pleasure. They see you, too, because youre just a few feet away. Your energy becomes musical oxygen to a string quartet or piano trio.
And the pickings are riper than ever hereabouts. Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte is blazing through a 16-concert program that spans three centuries, from Handel to Gershwin. Providence United Methodist Church is halfway into a chamber season full of local and world premieres.
Music at St. Albans, a Davidson series that also brings concerts to Charlotte, delves into Celtic and gospel music as well as classics in its six-performance season. Other concerts pop up under the radar, often on colleges cultural series.
These gigs have fiscal value: They cost a tenth as much as an orchestral concert or nothing at all, in some cases yet provide 100 percent of the musical satisfaction of a massive Tchaikovsky symphony.
At the same time, they remain an acquired taste for most classical music fans in Mecklenburg County. But people who become converts tend to turn into preachers.
I discovered it at a summer festival in Maine, sitting in the second row for a Brahms trio, says Alan Black, principal cellist for the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. I could see, hear, feel the communication among the players. I was enthralled. His zeal led to the founding of Chamber Music at St. Peters in 1996, where the motto was Its all about joy. (The Bechtler absorbed that series in 2012, after it changed names and management.)
CSO bassoonist Lori Tiberio learned the thrill of getting together to jam with friends at somebodys house as a student at Carnegie Mellon University, where she was as likely to play Brubeck as Bach. That revelation inspired the series at Providence Methodist; three decades later, it remains a forum for Charlotte Symphony players and their colleagues.
The Friends of Music website at Queens University of Charlotte defines chamber music formally as written for two to approximately ten performers, with the stipulation that only one player performs each part, normally without a conductor.
Informally, jamming with friends has been going on for 350 years, reaching its peaks with Schubert and Chopin performing in the early 1800s in Viennese or Paris salons. The closest local equivalent would be the Bechtlers Living Room Concerts, where 40 to 80 people gather in a home for food, drink and conversation.
So why is it cool?
Its the absolute ideal of democracy, says pianist Paul Nitsch, wholl play in the Bechtlers Valentines Day concert and guided Queens now-dormant Friends of Music series. You share insights and hopes in the collaboration. However you feel about the other players, you must come together when youre onstage.
Soloists do what they want. Musicians in an orchestra are team players who are told what to do. In chamber music, everyones an equal participant.
Says Tiberio, It illuminates a composer in a way orchestral music doesnt always. Hearing chamber music is like getting to know composers personally. Black thinks of the interplay as a conversation: You listen to how instruments talk to each other, the way one plays a line and another takes that conversation in a new direction.
Ben Roe, artistic adviser for the Bechtlers Music and Museum program, found different virtues in violinist Karen Gomyos dazzling performance with the symphony this season and her recital the same week:
Chamber music draws you in, in a way you may not be drawn in if you listen with 2,000 people. At the Bechtler, she showed her astonishing technique in pieces by Vivaldi, Piazzola and others. You cant understand the finesse required to play a Ravel sonata until youre 3 feet away.
Roe used to be general manager of WDAV-FM. Now hes managing director of classical services for WGBH in Boston. He says the (musical) soil in Charlotte has always been sandier, and shoots need to push up harder to flower. That said, when we do Schuberts Trout Quintet, which seems like a greatest hit in Boston, you have people in the (Bechtler) audience who have never heard it played, and theyre as far from jaded as you can get. The fragility of the ecosystem makes people really appreciate pieces when they hear them.
So where do you hear it?
Roe noted that Charlotte has no venue designed for chamber music, the way Londoners have Wigmore Hall and New Yorkers have Carnegie Hall. Churches, all-purpose college auditoriums and museums often carry the burden.
Maybe thats a good idea, says Christopher Lawing, the Bechtlers vice president of programming and research (and music director at Mallard Creek Presybterian Church). The 1980s idea of a museum as a place of quiet contemplation has given way to the idea that we should be more participatory, more engaging. We use the collection as a common denominator and link it to music, architecture and film.
Lawing says his chamber audience first split 20-80 between museum members and nonmembers. Now its 60-40; some members discovered this music, and some music fans became new members. Theyre drawn by the Bechtlers national reach; in December, it brought The Vivaldi Project from Virginia and soprano Maria Jette from Minnesota.
Maybe the venue doesnt matter, if youre close enough to the players to make that unshakeable connection.
To hear musicians playing as equals is to get as close to perfection as you can in human endeavor, Nitsch declares. If all societies worked this way, how beautiful life could be.
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It's funny that Canadians can't be bothered to vote in elections - municipal, provincial or federal - yet we're enamoured with voting on all manner of other things.
A former Miss Teen Kamloops is raising money for cystic fibrosis and looking for online votes to support her cause.
Despite she and 300 other students at UBC having amassed $40,000 already, they also produced a video for an online contest sponsored by Nuance Leadership Development Services.
If they receive the most "likes" in the competition against other Canadian universities they'll
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A local school will be the happy recipient of $10,000 after a mom snapped a photo of her child and entered it in a contest sponsored by Lysol.
In this case, the online voting wasn't the deciding factor.
Another entry received more votes, but it fits the trend.
The Kamloops community is being asked to support an insurance company's online voting competition so that Pavilion Theatre might receive $100,000 in improvements.
In last year's Aviva Community Fund competition, the volunteer-run People in Transition group (PIT Stop) at Kamloops United Church gained $80,000 to upgrade its 50-year-old kitchen.
"Voters" from across the country, not just locals, must have felt the hot meals the PIT Stop cooks weekly for hungry people was worthwhile as it became one of a dozen community projects chosen.
This year, in a show of paying it forward, the church is encouraging people to support Western Canada Theatre's bid, reminding voters that last year the theatre dropped its bid to encourage votes for PIT Stop.
It's unusual to see an insurance company giving back in such a big way - it's the fourth year Aviva has offered $1 million for community initiatives in Canada. According to the company website, Canadians provided more than 6,000 ideas for the competition and cast six million votes in the last three years.
That's some big uptake but those are big dollars for small projects and it's pretty easy money, too . . . just click "like."
Of course, in addition to dangling this attractive bunch of carrots to communities across the country, Aviva builds major brand recognition. I know I picked them out of a list of unknowns when considering home insurance. Why wouldn't I want to choose a company that might invest in improving our community?
But I wonder how far this love affair with online contests will go. Will old-fashioned fundraisers like hotdog sales, silent auctions, golf tournaments and car washes, where you connect with live people, be abandoned in favour of liking projects from our computers?
As governments tighten belts and taxpayers complain they're tapped out, will companies
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Boo, my pasture (call it, about an acre) has a lot of buttercup in it, which is toxic for them. They are currently grazing in a small area, temporarily, while I get this figured out. Any ideas, beyond manually pulling it? My hesitation there is that there is too much of it and also that it would be likely to grow back. So, broad-leaf herbicide? Targeted use of Roundup? What's likely to be least dangerous to the animals and most effective at getting rid of it? Specific recommendations and practices would be very welcome. --Jonathan |
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Buttercup is evil! LOL! Is it toxic or does it give them blisters in their mouth if they eat it? That's what it does to my donkeys, and they know to avoid it. Buttercup has roots that trail underground, so pulling it doesn't relly work. Congrats on your new alpacas! |
I beleive it can be toxic. I have an acre or so pasture that has it. I've tried the round up but it didn't erradicate it, I never could get them all! What about solarizing it? Is it in the sun or shade? Lay down black plastic for several weeks? I never did get rid of mine. The animals just don't eat it, but it would be nice to replace the buttercup with something edible, KWIM? |
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I have had lots of buttercup over the years and thru experience goats and/or geese will eat them and keep them gone. |
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The broadcast networks will officially unveil their 2014-2015 schedules this week at their annual upfront presentations in New York City (NBC has already released its schedule) and late last week announced which current shows will be returning and which have been cancelled. For fans of the cancelled series, the mourning period has begun. You can find a complete list here.
There are a lot of new obscurities on the list of cancelled shows. Some premiered back in September, others at mid-season and there are even a few spring tryouts that debuted in the past month or so (Bad Teacher premiered on CBS on April 24th and was officially cancelled on May 10th).
Are Viewers Refusing To Watch New Shows?
Reading about all of the cancellations and pickups over the past few days got me to thinking about how now, more than ever before, there are some shows that never have a chance. They're all but assured to be quickly cancelled and become new obscurities. Case in point this season: FOX's Surviving Jack.
For the majority of you reading this who didn't watch it and probably haven't even heard of it, Surviving Jack was a sitcom that premiered on Thursday, March 27th. The show was given the post-American Idol time slot, which these days means next to nothing, and doesn't appear to have received much promotion. In other words, it was doomed from the start and that was reflected in the ratings, which were low and led FOX to cancel the series. Eight episodes were produced but only seven have aired. Did viewers not tune in because they weren't aware of the show, weren't interested in watching it or because they felt it wasn't worth getting invested in a show that wasn't going to last?
(For the record, I watched every episode of Surviving Jack on FOX and thought the show was hilarious.)
Anecdotal evidence suggests to me that there is the belief among some viewers that the rate of quick cancellations has been increasing over the past few years. Heavily serialized dramas, particularly those with science-fiction or fantasy elements, tend to attract hardcore fans who are understandably upset when their favorite new shows end on a cliffhanger. With every cancellation without resolution, are these viewers less inclined to tune in to the next high concept drama? With every procedural or sitcom cancelled after three or four episodes, are more casual viewers learning to think twice before sampling new shows?
Likewise, are savvy viewers waiting to see how new shows fare in the Nielsen ratings before deciding whether or not to tune in? Social media has made it easier and faster than ever for fans to learn how their favorite shows did in the ratings. There seem to be more and more websites reporting ratings these days as well. So are people recording the first few episodes of a new show on their DVR, waiting to hear how it is performing, and deleting the episodes without watching them if the show's early ratings aren't good. Once again, anecdotal evidence leads me to believe that even casual viewers are starting to do this.
And yet, even with all the quick cancellations and one season wonders, there have been many shows over the past four or five years with very low ratings that have been renewed rather than cancelled. Ten years ago it would have been unthinkable for low-rated shows like Community, The Goldbergs, The Mindy Project or Hannibal to stay on the air for a full season, let alone multiple seasons. But these are the shows being renewed time and time again. So what are viewers to think? Do they stick with a low-rated new show because even with low ratings it might get renewed? Or do they give up because it won't last and it's not worth getting invested?
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The vicious cycle of networks cancelling low-rated shows because not enough viewers are watching and viewers not watching new shows because too many of them are quickly cancelled for being low-rated isn't new, although it may have accelerated in the past decade or so. Long before that, the networks were regularly pulling new shows at mid-season due to low ratings. But until the 1970s, it was relatively unusual for a new show to be cancelled after only a few episodes.
One early example was Doc Corkle, which aired on NBC for just three weeks in October 1952 before it was cancelled. When ABC canned The Tammy Grimes Show after only four episodes in September 1966 it was a big deal because it was such a quick cancellation.
For those who were around in the 1960s and 1970s and watching television, did you ever decide not to watch a new show because you didn't think it would last? There weren't a lot of viewing options in those days. If you weren't watching ABC, CBS or NBC and you were lucky you could watch an educational or independent station. Or nothing at all.
Take my very favorite obscurity, ABC's The New People. It had the misfortune of facing both Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In on NBC and Here's Lucy on CBS — two of the most popular shows on television at the time — when it premiered in September 1969. It also had an unusual time slot, running from 8:15-9PM, which certainly didn't help. Assuming that watching it was an option, meaning somebody else wasn't controlling the remote, were there people who thought maybe it looked interesting but decided not to watch it because of its competition? I doubt it, to be honest, but who knows.
Hit the comments with your thoughts. Have you ever not watched a new show because you knew it would be cancelled? If so, was it within the past five years or a long time ago?
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I wonder if my solution to this is unusual, or becoming more ordinary. I only watch series on DVD or Blu-ray. I have no problem with watching a series that was canceled before its time, as long as it received a good press and is available on disc. I find it is so much cleaner to absorb series this way. I don't have to worry about missing an episode; I don't have to remember to set the DVR. With respect to "unsuccessful" series, I can be sure of seeing everything without having to worry about episodes that were never aired, burned off in odd time slots or online, etc. Jason Smilovic's "Kidnapped" (2006) is a superb example of a series whose broadcasting was mishandled in every possible way, but is supremely enjoyable as a box set.
I haven't had cable TV for ten years; I have lived out of the country for the past four. I don't have Netflix streaming either (tried it, hated the glitches). My TV set, with an all-region DVD player and a Blu-ray player attached, is used solely for watching discs of movies and TV series. I don't feel entertainment-deprived; instead, I feel that my viewing life is streamlined. It is true that I have to buy discs of what I want to watch, and therefore have a large physical collection, but I like that.
I also still purchase DVD sets of TV series. I do not purchase them too often any longer, as most of the series that I want I have already purchased. However, there are a few that are not complete yet, and I purchase new seasons as they are released. I also record series via my DVR, and I have a Netflix account as well as an Amazon Prime account. I am not that enamored with Amazon Prime, because very little seems to be viewable as part of the package. So many series or movies that I want to watch via their system cost $1.99 or $2.99. Most of what I want to watch on Amazon Prime that is included in the annual fee I have already watched, so I might not renew it. Netflix streaming is pretty good, but there is only a fraction of what is on DVD available for streaming. Also, one drawback to that is that movies or TV series can come and go, depending on license agreements, etc. I was working my way through one series, and then one night it was not available any longer. Having a favorite series on DVD means I can watch it on my TV in the living room or the bedroom (the bedroom TV has a built-in DVD player, but it is not hooked up to the streaming services). I also do not have to worry that halfway through it will no longer be available. I know that streaming seems to be the way of the future, but until everything that is on DVD is available on all the different systems, with no guarantee that they will be deleted from those systems with no advance warning, DVD is still a desirable format.
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6. Ratings ( Not a Major Factor Anymore)This does become a self-fulfilling prophecy after a while, and it's our own fault as a TV-watching public. We know too much, therefore we expect too much. The element of letting a show "grow on us" is gone, by and large
You're optimistic to think many households had a remote TO control back in the fall of nineteen-hundred-and-sixty-nine! That marvel was scarce around our place until the '80s, and it appeared by virtue of a cable box rather than as an accessory of a television! Having to get up and turn the dial on the console was a huge deterrent to channel-surfing in days of yore, though the task was often assigned to eager kids (such as me) who were strategically positioned near the TV in hopes of being utilized as a human remote. Incidentally, if we human remotes deigned to exercise our own free will in channel changing, it could be hell to pay. I found this out the hard way in an ill-timed twist of the dial during one of the Apollo missions. The instantaneous rage registered by every single adult in the room was something out of a horror movie, and I was scarred for life.
The first remote that I recall was on a Zenith model we had around 71-72
For years the remote was oh-so-remote, something I'd see at a friend or a relative's house! I could take some solace in the fact that we were the only family I ever knew of to have a SONY Sun Set, a portable black and white TV with a giant rechargeable battery pack and an adapter for the car cigarette lighter! TV on the go and always on the road in family car trips! That appeared under our Christmas tree around 1969 or 1970, and it was still working until the early '80s. Not a bad trade off for missing all those years of remote control bliss!
Answering your question, when I watched TV in the 60s and early 70s I don't remember consciously thinking about cancellation when deciding what to watch. Being a naive kid through many of those years, I think I was always surprised when a show I watched, even if it was in the "certain death" timeslot, wound up getting cancelled. Later, when I was more sophisticated about my viewing, I let my personal likes and dislikes determine what I watched – take "Police Squad" for example. It was fairly obvious to me that a show like that was too smart for television, and yet I would never have not watched it just because it was destined for a short run. I don't watch that much new TV today – mostly the old series on DVD – so my thoughts might be somewhat different, but I'm still inclined to give something a shot if I think it looks interesting.
I was a fan of Police Squad like yourself, and I agree that the Profft/Abrams humor was too broad for the small screen, but I remember ABC giving it two or three chances to stick (mostly due to the popularity of the Airplane/Naked Gun movie series)-but it could have just been the one chance. Can anyone here clear this up?
ABC showed only four episodes out of six before removing it from the schedule in March of 1982 (not sure if it was officially canceled at this point); the final two episodes were shown in July after which it was definitely canceled (at least three of the episodes were rerun in July and September 1982). A&E reran the series in the late 1980's (possibly around the time of the first movie) and at the time of the release of the second movie, CBS reran the series in the summer of 1991. Comedy Central has since aired the reruns.


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Final book - Any news?
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Yes it would be nice to have more information on the 3rd volume
Hey! I know where we are, we're in that place where we did not where we was before.
Posted 01 January 2014 - 05:03 PM
The third book is out according to this website but I am waiting for it in epub (Nook) format.


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This is news from a few days ago, but still worth mentioning. First,
Senate bill S.1 could have threatened some political bloggers (my own
clearest reading of it indicated it applied only to ones making or
spending $25K per quarter):
There was a political outcry over Section 220 of S.1:
Prompting the Senate to accept (on a largely party-line vote) an
amendment by Sen. Bennett to strip out that section:
Now Mark Fitzgibbons, a critic of Section 220, is arguing that it would
have applied to more than just that subset of bloggers I mentioned
above. He forwarded me his blog entry. I'll include it below.
Bloggers Would Be Lobbyists
Professor Bainbridge, Others Wrong; Grassroots Bill Targets Bloggers
under $25,000
By Mark Fitzgibbons, GrassrootsFreedom.com
Professor Stephen Bainbridge =93doesn=92t buy=94 that the grassroots lobbying
legislation would make bloggers into lobbyists who must report quarterly
to Congress (Blogger Registration Story: Bogus? StephenBainbridge.com).
He=92s wrong.
Section 220, the grassroots provisions of the Senate lobbying reform
bill S. 1, was nixed by the Bennett Amendment before the remainder of S.
1 was passed by that chamber. Since Section 220 is likely be
re-introduced in the House, I=92ll treat it as still alive.
The mistake made by Professor Bainbridge is a misreading of the
legislation and the underlying lobbying reporting law that it would have
amended. That mistake is based on a $25,000 threshold for a new term,
=93grassroots lobbying firm,=94 which is a creation of Section 220(a) of the
legislation. Professor Bainbridge makes the same mistake I=92ve seen made
by others, so this detailed statutory analysis will hopefully put that
issue to rest once and for all.
First of all, it is important to distinguish (1) the communications made
by bloggers, nonprofits or other grassroots causes on their own from (2)
the use of a =93grassroots lobbying firm.=94 Bloggers and many other
grassroots causes, of course, create and publish their own
communications. The term =93grassroots lobbying firm=94 does not apply to
communications prepared =93in-house=94 and published by nonprofits and
bloggers. Bloggers, etc., nevertheless, would still be subject to
registration and quarterly reporting, as described in more detail below,
for the communications they prepare in-house, costing under $25,000 and
communicated to 500 or more members of the public.
When grassroots causes, such as nonprofits, retain communications agents
who are paid or who agree to spend $25,000 in any quarter, this
separately triggers another set of registration and reporting
requirements for the communications agents themselves, who would need to
report their =93clients=94 even though the agents meet none of the
qualifications of a lobbyist. For example, such agents would be required
to register and report even though they have no =93contacts=94 with Congress
and spend less than 20 percent of their time for any given client. See
more below.
This critical distinction between communications prepared or sent by
bloggers and grassroots causes on their own, and those prepared or sent
by communications agents who are =93retained,=94 is essential to
understanding Section 220, and why the former would need to be reported
even when costing under $25,000 per quarter.
And this is precisely why bloggers would be subject to registration
under Section 220. The following statutory analysis walks through the
detail to explain why this conclusion must be reached.
Language of the Legislation and Existing Law Must Be Read Together
I=92ll refer to the existing law as =93DLA,=94 for Disclosure of Lobbying
Activities Act, codified at 2 USC 1601 and following. In the existing
law, 2 USC (DLA) 1602(10) defines lobbyist for reporting purposes as one
employed or retained who makes two or more lobbying =93contacts=94 and whose
lobbying =93activities=94 are more than 20 percent of the time for his =93client.=94
A =93client=94 may include employers. A client may be the lobbyist=92s
employer or his own entity, including a sole proprietorship. =93Client=94 is
defined in DLA 1602(2) as any person or entity that employs or retains
another person for financial or other compensation to conduct lobbying
activities. A person or entity whose employees act as lobbyists on its
own behalf is both a client and employer of such employees. =93Employee=94
is defined at DLA 1602(5) as an officer, employee, partner or proprietor
of a person or entity.
A =93lobbyist=94 for reporting purposes is any individual who is employed or
retained by a =93client=94 for financial or other compensation for services
that include more than one lobbying contact, but does not include
individuals whose lobbying activities constitute less than 20 percent of
the =93time engaged in the services provided by such individual to that
client over a [three month] period.=94 DLA 1602(9), with bracketed
language as it would be amended by S. 1.
Lobbying =93contacts=94 are oral or written communications to =93covered=94
government officials, including Members of Congress, their staff, the
White House, etc. DLA 1602(8). That may consist of just two emails,
letters or phone calls to Members of Congress. Lobbying =93activities=94 are
preparation, planning, research and other background work. DLA 1602(7).
Section 220(a) would amend the definition of lobbying activities in DLA
1602(7) to include =93paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying.=94
=93Paid=94 efforts is not defined by any dollar amount, but simply by only
one qualifier, and that is the communications are directed at more than
500 members of the general public. Section 220(a), creating DLA
1602(18)(B). Clearly, then, here is where the bill defines =93paid=94 as
nothing more than speech and publication to the general public, with no
harm of any sorts being targeted, and no dollar amount attached.
Simple Example
Let me interrupt here to explain what this complex mass of statutory
language means by way of a brief example. =93Bob=94 who blogs only on
Saturdays for his site, =93Oppose All Tax Increases,=94 is likely to be hit
hardest because his research and writing takes up more than 20 percent
of his time for his blog, and his blog is read by more than 500 people.
He sends two emails to Congress opposing tax increase legislation. Boom,
he=92s a lobbyist. Since bloggers were not expressly exempted, they
certainly fit within the =93new=94 definition of lobbyists who must register
and report quarterly.
It Gets Worse
Further evidencing the =93intent=94 of the legislation to regulate
low-dollar communications by nonprofits and others such as bloggers,
Section 220(b)(1) expressly makes =93paid=94 grassroots communications
ineligible for the low-dollar registration exemptions for direct
lobbying conducted by actual, direct lobbyists. =93Retained=94 actual
lobbyists would be exempt if total income is less than [$2,500] per
quarter, and =93employed=94 actual lobbyists would be exempt if expenses are
less than [$10,000] per quarter. DLA 1603(a)(3)(A)(i) and (ii).
The registration requirements for actual lobbyists are contained in DLA
1603. However, DLA 1603(a)(3)(A)(i) and (ii) expressly create the
low-dollar exemptions to registration for =93retained=94 and =93employed=94
lobbyists. These subparagraphs (i) and (ii) within the statute serve no
purpose other than to exempt low-dollar lobbying activities from
registration and reporting.
Section 220(b)(1) amends DLA 1603(a)(3)(A) by stating, =93For purposes of
clauses (i) and (ii), the term =91lobbying activities=92 shall not include
paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying.=94 Section 220(b)(1),
therefore, does not exempt =93paid=94 grassroots communications from any
registration requirement. Instead, it makes those communications
ineligible for the low-dollar exemptions by expressly referring to DLA
1603(a)(3)(A)(i) and (ii). And because Section 220(a) defines =93paid=94
communications as nothing more than communications to 500 or more
members of the public, regardless of the medium used, bloggers are not
eligible for the low-dollar registration exemptions available even to K
Street lobbyists.
$25,000 Threshold Applies to Grassroots Lobbying Firms, Whatever Those Are
The $25,000 reporting threshold about which many are confused therefore
does not apply to communications made by small grassroots causes and
bloggers, since by statutory construction there is no dollar threshold
exempting bloggers from registration.
Section 220(a) amends DLA 1602 by creating new subsection (19), and
creating a new term, =93grassroots lobbying firm=94 (=93GLF=94). A GLF is
defined as a person or entity retained by 1 or more clients to engage in
paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying for such clients, and
receives income of, or spends or agrees to spend $25,000 or more for
such efforts in any quarterly period.
So a GLF is one retained merely to, in some undefined way, assist in
communicating to the general public. Note: a GLF need not have any
lobbying contacts, and need not spend at least 20 percent of their time
on lobbying =93activities=94 for their =93client,=94 which is the threshold for
actual lobbyists under DLA 1602(9). GLFs would be required to register
and report quarterly to Congress merely because some communications are
made, or are intended to be made, to the general public, thereby
creating a prior restraint on speech and press rights.
Under the definition of GLF in proposed DLA 1602(19), a GLF appears to
be doing the same as journalists, newspapers or any other person or
entity =93paid=94 or =93spending=94 more than $25,000 per quarter based merely
on the fact that the communications somehow =93influence the general
public to contact one or more [government] officials (or Congress) to
urge such officials (or Congress) to take specific action.=94 See Section
220(a), creating DLA 1602(18). Clearly, then, Section 220(a) is targeted
at speech and publication to the general public, not some harm or
activity occurring in Washington.
There is absolutely no language or requirement in the legislation that
the only GLFs who must register are those retained by lobbyists or
clients who have lobbyists. In fact, Section 220 would apply to genuine
nonprofits and simple bloggers who do not have lobbyists. Claims that
Section 220 is targeted at =93Astroturf=94 lobbying or in support of
lobbyists are therefore false.
To Conclude
The bottom line is that under Section 220 many =93political=94 bloggers
would need to register and would be subject to the civil fines of up to
$200,000 and potential criminal penalties (see the House bill that
passed in 2006) for reporting failures, by virtue of their own
communications to more than 500 people and costing under $25,000. A
blogger may be a =93client=94 and his own =93lobbyist=94 at the same time=2E
Separate registration and reporting requirements would apply to a new
term, =93grassroots lobbying firm,=94 which are persons retained to, in some
undefined way, participate in communications about policy made to more
than 500 people.
The $25,000 threshold applies to grassroots lobbying firms. The
legislation would make bloggers subject to registration regardless of
the $25,000 threshold that applies separately to GLFs.
Some claim that it is not the =93legislative intent=94 of Section 220 to
regulate bloggers. Legislative intent is not, however, derived by the
press releases of a few misguided senators or by Washington insiders
with an agenda. It is, first and foremost, derived by the actual
language of the legislation as it would amend existing law. After
dissection of the complex maze -- yet clearly -- Section 220 would
regulate bloggers, other legitimate grassroots causes and individuals
who do not have lobbyists.
Mark Fitzgibbons
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Has anybody tried growing soursop in central Fl (zone 9?). Would this grow in pots? is it self fertile ?
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- Posted by loufloralcityz9 Z 9 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 28, 10 at 22:54
Soursop is just another name for the Annona Muricata or Guanabana. I see seeds listed on eBay for cheap. I think zone 9 is just a little too far north for it to grow without protection but for 10 seeds under 5 bucks (including shipping) it may be worth a try as every garden area has micro climates. Lou |
I think it is Flatwood Tree Farm in Riverview that had them at one time. I tried one as a host for a butterfly (Zebra Swallowtail, I think) but it died the first winter, which wasn't a very cold one. Maybe you can google them and see. I am in 9b, Lakeland |
I think 9b would be too cold. I moved here in December and was told one of my small trees was a Soursop. We had one night of freezing in January. It was officially 31 and I had a quarter inch of ice in my birdbath. The tree lost all its leaves in 24 hours and had a lot of tip damage. It took a few months to recover and is fine now. I think multiple freezes would kill the buds and prevent regrowth. Multiple foliage kills would probably prevent any fruit set, but you can always try. Joe |
I planted a soursop tree in zone 9b. It died the first night of freezing and it never recovered. I have one in a pot that I bring in in the winter so far it hasn't fruited |
Thanks for the feedback.. I know the tree will not survive outside, so I will try to grow it in pots..I am not sure how well they fit in a pot, but Lou is right. I got seeds for $2 so worst thing is that I lost $2. Cheers! |
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At the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, in Honolulu Friday, at a memorial service for friends and co-workers, President-elect Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham — who died the Sunday night before her grandson was elected president — was eulogized as a strong woman.
There will be a private memorial for family members later this year.
Obama and his half-sister Maya Soetoro-Ng sent a letter read by Al Landon, chief executive officer of the Bank of Hawaii, where Dunham had worked. Using the Hawaiian word for grandmother — "Tutu" — Obama and Soetoro-Ng wrote, "When Tutu found out that she had little time remaining, she insisted that we dispense with excessive solemnity or sorrow. She was not afraid of any storm and withstood many in her 86 years. We feel fortunate to have had so much time with our Tutu. She spent more time raising us than did most grandmothers and we benefited from her closeness; we are stronger and wiser because of her."
She "taught us to be mindful and moderate, to be patient when calm was warranted and to act when action was necessary," Landon read. "She liked playing bridge, a good mystery novel, jigsaw puzzles and an annual cruise.
"She was fiercely loyal and protective of those whom she loved and had little patience for foolishness," said the letter. "She motivated us to work harder and to take pride in our work, irrespective of salary or prestige."
You can read more about her at the Honolulu Advertiser HERE.
Master of ceremonies Emme Tomimbang said of President-elect Obama, "It broke his heart not to be here. Even though Barack and Maya couldn't be here physically, they were here in spirit. In fact, they both helped put this together."
Dunham was cremated, but it's not yet clear what will become of her ashes. After his mother's death in 1995, President-elect Obama scattered her ashes from an Oahu shoreline.
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Before you decide whether to take UW online courses, remember to equip yourself with the following basic knowledge which can ensure the smooth processing of your online registration & enrollment and be helpful when you want to obtain financial aid or student loans.
Registration for UW Online Course
Generally, a majority of credit online courses from the UW are open to all students, both matriculated and nonmatriculated. However, if you expect to earn undergraduate credit, you will have no choice but to register for a graduate program. During the enrollment process, your Social Security number and birth date will be needed.
Documentation which can verify the stated prerequisites for online credit courses should be attached to the registration form when you register online, in person or through mail or fax. For students who have completed their prerequisite courses in the UW, things will be much easier. Simply submit your UW student number and your prerequisite verification will be available.
Notice that all students registering for the UW online credit course will be charged $39 as registration fee. It's nonrefundable. Do remember to register for the courses you choose prior to the first day of each quarter. Otherwise, an additional, nonrefundable $25 late fee will be charged.
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In addition to the registration fee and basic cost of UW online credit courses, a few other fees may apply. Some courses come with lab fees that are billed separately by the University. The UW allows students to change course or status after the first week of the quarter. But there is a nonrefundable transfer fee, 20 dollars.
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Before you enroll in any online courses from the UW, bear in mind that the university's financial aid programs are not open to adult students, except these matriculated students who have been formally admitted to the University of Washington. Therefore, if you cannot afford the cost of attendance, you might have to obtain a private student loan from banks or other financial institutions.
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It's doubtful that University of Washington only offers individualized online courses. I mean there're no online degree programs at UW.
Anyhow, I learn a lot from your descriptions. Now I know how to register if I'd like to take online courses at UW. I have to say that the tuition fees for UW online courses are quite low among online universities. It's a hidden benefit of online students at University of Washington.
@Cynthia Taylor
If you think University of Washington only offers individual online courses, you're totally wrong.
UW offers many undergraduate and graduate degree programs for adult learners. Degree programs are offered in many fields, such as biotechnology & biomedical, business, education, communication & media, engineering, law & regulation and science & math.
Most popular online degree programs at UW include bachelor's in business administration, master's in construction engineering and more.
Admittedly, University of Washington is a good option for online courses, despite in terms of accreditation, financial aid or student services. Most importantly, I checked reviews for the school and found the majority of its reviews are positive.
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What Type of Pots Should I Buy? That is the question I am always asked at demos. Thirty years ago, my mother in law bought me a set of Farberware pots and pans for my shower, commenting they had served her right in all her lean years, and she hoped they would do the same for me. And serve me right they did. A few years ago, I surveyed my "collection", a little wisfully. Yes, my pots and pans looked worn, and had a few bumps and a few loose screws and handles here and there, and I asked myself, "Don't you think it is about time to get rid of them battered pots and pans and buy a spanking new line?" After all, what could be a better showcase for me? After debating the question, very briefly, I asked myself again, why? Yes,why should I get rid of them? Everyone, feel free to buy $250.00 pots, but my cheap line and I have always been a team, and I owe it much of my reputation, and it has my complete alliegiance. In fact I was pleased to see, at a few prestigious houseware stores, a vamped up Farberware line, somewhat sexier looking than mine, but still very economical, and highly serviceable and efficient, sturdy 18/10 stainless steel.
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So: no such thing as an old pot! It works, why discard it? I just won about a thousand dollars worth of magnificent All-Clad pots for a demo I gave in Bloomingdales. As soon as I took them out of their wrappings, they looked so insolently beautiful that I put them away safely and completely, where my old pots, my babies, who were getting so upstaged, couldn't take a look at them, and more importantly, couldn't be looked at: how could I do them such an affront? Besides, as my husband, the quintessential self employed worker, always says, "The service is you". Yes, you, not the pot. Thirty years and much delicious food later, my opinion hasn't changed, au contraire! I hope you are not disappointed to hear such plebeian comments from a professional. In fact, I even hope you will be enboldened to use your ordinary tools to make wonderful food without waiting until you can afford the designer line.


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6 then said they to him, Say now Shibbolet; and he said Sibboleth; for he couldn't manage to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on him, and killed him at the fords of the Yarden. There fell at that time of Efrayim forty-two thousand. | 6 they said, "All right, say 'Shibboleth.' " If he said, "Sibboleth," because he could not pronounce the word correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. Forty-two thousand Ephraimites were killed at that time. |
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4 Only these shall ye not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those with cloven hoofs: the camel, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs -- it shall be unclean unto you; | 4 " 'There are some that only chew the cud or only have a split hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you. |
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25 Pour out thy indignation upon the nations that have not known thee, and upon the provinces that have not called upon thy name: because they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have destroyed his glory. | 25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the peoples who do not call on your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have devoured him completely and destroyed his homeland. |
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39 When day came, they could not recognize the land; but they did observe a bay with a beach, and they resolved to drive the ship onto it if they could. | 39 When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. |
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Photos: Ten people in Denver on why they came to see Obama speak
A week after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney brought his campaign to Jefferson County, President Barack Obama is making stops in Colorado, highlighting the importance of this key swing state. Today, thousands of supporters filed into the Auraria Event Center to hear Obama speak, which he's scheduled to do moments from now. Before the event started, we caught up with ten voters to get their take on Obama and Romney. Big photos below.
Carlos Ismael Alvarez, 20, student
"I am an undocumented immigrant, but that doesn't exclude me from showing my support. I just want to support my president today. Although I might be invisible, I'm not.... [Romney] is just so ignorant. Why would he want to throw out people like us when we power the economy? We are human beings, too. Why does he want to throw our rights away? [Under Romney] I would be restricted even more than I already am. He's just so ignorant." Sam Levin Carlos Ismael Alvarez
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"[Romney] needs to release his tax returns. Obviously it's about disclosure. It lets me know your motives and your interests lie with the regular folks.... [Obama] more closely identifies with the American people. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. I'm also not the 1 percent.... I'm also really concerned about [Romney] taking us to war. I'm not looking for another war president." Sam Levin Vicki Dillard
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noun \ˌbä-li-ˈnēz, ˌba-, -ˈnēs\Definition of BALINESE
: a native or inhabitant of Bali
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Dutch Balinees, from Bali island of Indonesia
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noun (Concise Encyclopedia)People of the island of Bali, Indon. They differ from other Indonesians in adhering to Hinduism, though their culture has been heavily influenced by the Javanese. In Balinese villages each family lives in its own compound, surrounded by earthen or stone walls; all villages have temples and an assembly hall. Balinese religion fuses Hindu Shaivism with Buddhism, ancestor cults (see ancestor worship), and belief in spirits and magic. Marriage is often limited to members of the same kinship organization, and family relationships are reckoned through the male line.
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8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. | 8 If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. |
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After not shooting for awhile, I finally got a deal on a Glock 36 and rejoined the world of shooting. I went to the range today and shot a box to see how it felt. The 36 is a very nice shooting gun, but somewhat different than my previous revolvers (.38 Charter Arms, and .357 Rossi) I quickly learned to keep my thumb out of the way of the slide! Once I got a feel for it, and was able to inspect my target, I started to score a few hits. On the list for my next trip, other than more ammo, is better targets, and my binoculars. Time to start getting more accurate.
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Sounds like you had a pretty decent first trip with the new model. Congrats. I moved your thread to the Glock Forum where it might garner some more like minded folks. JD
Nothing like a day at the range to make one feel humble, yet exhilarated. The Glock is an excellent platform, with reduced recoil and longevity. Wow! I sound like a Glock commercial! I have owned and shot Glocks since the eighties and still love them. Glad you are back into shooting and hope to hear more from you here at the best gun forum around. Edit: poor typing skills
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Congrats with your new toy.Been doin a little research on the 36.There are three more haf-to-have guns on my list,the 26,29,and the 36.Stay safe and enjoy.
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3. Scatter the butter on the dough. With your fingers or a fork, lightly pinch the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle with the buttermilk. Using a fork, gently stir the mixture together to form a soft dough. Don't overwork the dough or it will make tough biscuits.
4. On a lightly floured counter, turn out the dough and knead it lightly a few times. Pat the dough into a 1/2-inch-thick square. Divide the dough into thirds. Then divide each third into 3 pieces to make 9 biscuits.
5. Set on the baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between them. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for a few minutes.
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1. Split the biscuits. Spread them with honey mustard or apple butter.
2. Top with turkey and cheese. Set the tops in place. Serve each person 2 sandwiches.
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Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Measure ingredients for biscuits. Cut up butter and chill. Mix the butter and dry ingredients; pat dough.
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